16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
In Focus: 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence: As countries implemented lockdown measures to stop the spread of the…
COVID19 Updates: Currently, the new records sets Kampala Metropolitan Area with the highest numbers of community transmission.
Today, Uganda has registered the highest number COVID-19 cases at 318 in a single day. The breakdown of the cases…
Joshua Cheptegei has just set a new 5,000m world record at the Monaco Diamond League
GOOD NEWS: Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei has set a new 5000m world record at the season-opening Monaco Diamond League. The world…
Teenagers exchanging sex for sanitary pads amidst Covid19 times
One of the most vulnerable stages in a girl’s life is during their menstrual period. To obtain sanitary pads, several…
Government of Uganda resumes foreign repatriations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it has resumed the repatriation of Ugandans who are stranded abroad due…
Repatriation of Ugandans Abroad Halted for 2 Weeks
Government has paused the process of repatriation of Ugandans who were locked out abroad by the Covid19 pandemic and have…
DISTRIBUTION OF SANITARY PADS IN KAMPALA SLUMS STARTED
With the current situation in Uganda, girls/women including young mothers being the most vulnerable, Youth for Charity Missions International (Yofochm)…
The Presidential16th address to the country on the Covid-19 pandemic
Key take-aways from tonight’s Covid-19 Presidential address: 1. Curfew time will stay from 7pm to 6.30am. The measure is both…
Ugandan NGO calling upon humanitarians to join a campaign to raise 300 pieces of re-usable sanitary kits for needy girls in Uganda
As the world is going through a tough time with the pandemic hitting allover – in Uganda, politicians are concerned…
COVID19 effects on Girls / Women in Uganda & Yofochm’s response
Menstruation periods in the pandemic did not stop, many of the girls and young women in the vulnerable communities we…
